LESSON 4-3 TUNE-UP EXERCISES

Multiple-Choice
1. If four pens cost $1.96, what is the greatest number of pens that can
be purchased for $7.68?
(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
2. Two pipes of different diameters may be used to fill a swimming pool.
The pipe with the larger diameter working alone can fill the
swimming pool 1.25 times faster than the other pipe when it works
alone. One hour after the larger pipe is opened, the smaller pipe is
opened, and the swimming pool is filled 5 hours later. Which
equation could be used to find the number of hours, x, it would take
for the larger pipe to fill the pool working alone?

3. On a certain map, 1.5 inches represent a distance of 120 miles. If two

cities on this map are 1 foot apart, what is the distance, in miles,
between the cities?
(A) 180
(B) 480
(C) 960
(D) 1,080
4. A freight train left a station at 12 noon, going north at a rate of 50
miles per hour. At 1:00 P.M. a passenger train left the same station,
going south at a rate of 60 miles per hour. At what time were the

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(A) 3:00 P.M.
(B) 4:00 P.M.
(C) 4:30 P.M.
(D) 5:00 P.M.
5. A man drove to work at an average rate of speed of 60 miles per hour
and returned over the same route driving at an average rate of speed
of 40 miles per hour. If his total driving time was 1 hour, what was
the total number of miles in the round trip?
(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 30
(D) 48
6. If x people working together at the same rate can complete a job in h
hours, what part of the same job can one person working alone
complete in k hours?

7. An electrician can install 5 light fixtures in 3 hours. Working at that

rate, how long will it take the electrician to install 8 light fixtures?

8. A freight train and a passenger train start toward each other at the
same time from two towns that are 500 miles apart. After 3 hours, the
trains are still 80 miles apart. If the average rate of speed of the
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per hour, of the freight train?
(A) 40
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 60
9. One machine can seal 360 packages per hour, and an older machine
can seal 140 packages per hour. How many MINUTES will the two
machines working together take to seal a total of 700 packages?
(A) 48
(B) 72
(C) 84
(D) 90
10. A motor boat traveling at 18 miles per hour traveled the length of a
lake in one-quarter of an hour less time than it took when traveling at
12 miles per hour. What was the length in miles of the lake?
(A) 6
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D) 15
11. Carmen went on a trip of 120 miles, traveling at an average of x miles
per hour. Several days later she returned over the same route at a rate
that was 5 miles per hour faster than her previous rate. If the time for
the return trip was one-third of an hour less than the time for the
outgoing trip, which equation can be used to find the value of x?

12. Jonathan drove to the airport to pick up his friend. A rainstorm forced
him to drive at an average speed of 45 miles per hour, reaching the
airport in 3 hours. He drove back home at an average speed of 55
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(A) 2.0 hours
(B) 2.5 hours
(C) 2.8 hours
(D) 3.7 hours
13. A plumber works twice as fast as his apprentice. After the plumber
has worked alone for 3 hours, his apprentice joins him and working
together they complete the job 4 hours later. How many hours would it
have taken the plumber to do the entire job by himself?
(A) 9
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 18

Grid-In
1. Fruit for a dessert costs $1.20 a pound. If 5 pounds of fruit are needed
to make a dessert that serves 18 people, what is the cost of the fruit
needed to make enough of the same dessert to serve 24 people?
2. A printing press produces 4,600 flyers per hour. At this rate, in how
many minutes can the same printing press produce 920 flyers?

FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSIONS

U.S. Dollar to British Pound = 1.56 to 1
British Pound to Euro = 1 to 1.38

3. Foreign currency conversion rates for the British pound, U.S. dollar,
and Euro are listed above. What would be the cost in U.S. dollars for
a shirt that has a purchase price of 46 Euros, correct to the nearest
dollar?
4. Joseph typed a 1,200-word essay in 25 minutes with an average of
240 words on a page. At this rate, how many 240-word pages can he
type in 1 hour?

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 LESSON 4-1 TUNE-UP EXERCISES

Multiple-Choice
1. By the end of the school year, Terry had passed 80% of his science
tests. If Terry failed 4 science tests, how many science tests did Terry
pass?
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 18
2. A soccer team has played 25 games and has won 60% of the games it
has played. What is the minimum number of additional games the
team must win in order to finish the season winning 80% of the
games it has played?
(A) 28
(B) 25
(C) 21
(D) 18
3. In a movie theater, 480 of the 500 seats were occupied. What percent
of the seats were NOT occupied?
(A) 0.4%
(B) 2%
(C) 4%
(D) 20%
4. In a certain mathematics class, the part of the class that are members
of the math club is 50% of the rest of that class. The total number of
math club members in this class is what percent of the entire class?
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 33 %
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 5. After 2 months on a diet, John’s weight dropped from 168 pounds to
147 pounds. By what percent did John’s weight drop?
(A) 12 %
(B) 14 %
(C) 21%
(D) 25%

6. If 1 cup of milk is added to a 3-cup mixture that is flour and milk,

what percent of the 4-cup mixture is milk?
(A) 80%
(B) 75%
(C) 70%
(D) 65%
7. If the result of increasing a by 300% of a is b, then a is what percent
of b?
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 33 %
(D) 40%
8. After a 20% increase, the new price of a radio is $78.00. What was the
original price of the radio?
(A) $15.60
(B) $60.00
(C) $62.40
(D) $65.00
9. After a discount of 15%, the price of a shirt is $51. What was the
original price of the shirt?
(A) $44.35
(B) $58.65
(C) $60.00
(D) $64.00
10. Three students use a computer for a total of 3 hours. If the first student
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student use the computer?
(A) 24
(B) 30
(C) 36
(D) 42
11. In an opinion poll of 50 men and 40 women, 70% of the men and 25%
of the women said that they preferred fiction to nonfiction books.
What percent of the number of people polled preferred to read fiction?
(A) 40%
(B) 45%
(C) 50%
(D) 60%
12. In a factory that manufactures light bulbs, 0.04% of all light bulbs
manufactured are defective. On the average, there will be three
defective light bulbs out of how many manufactured?
(A) 2,500
(B) 5,000
(C) 7,500
(D) 10,000
13. A used-car lot has 4-door sedans, 2-door sedans, sports cars, vans, and
jeeps. Of these vehicles, 40% are 4-door sedans, 25% are 2-door
sedans, 20% are sports cars, 10% are vans, and 20 of the vehicles are
jeeps. If this car lot has no other vehicles, how many vehicles are on
the used-car lot?
(A) 300
(B) 400
(C) 480
(D) 600
14. Jack’s weight first increased by 20% and then his new weight
decreased by 25%. His final weight is what percent of his beginning
weight?
(A) 95%
(B) 92.5%
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15. The price of a stock falls 25%. By what percent of the new price must
the stock price rise in order to reach its original value?
(A) 25%
(B) 30%
(C) 33 %
(D) 40%

VOTING POLL
Candidate A 30%
Candidate B 50%
Undecided 20%

16. The table above summarizes the results of an election poll in which
4,000 voters participated. In the actual election, all 4,000 of these
people voted, and those people who chose a candidate in the poll
voted for that candidate. People who were undecided voted for
candidate A in the same proportion as the people who cast votes for
candidates in the poll. Of the people polled, how many voted for
candidate A in the actual election?
(A) 1,420
(B) 1,500
(C) 1,640
(D) 1,680
17. A car starts a trip with 20 gallons of gas in its tank. The car traveled at
an average speed of 65 miles per hour for 3 hours and consumed gas
at a rate of 30 miles per gallon. What percent of the gas in the tank
was used for the 3-hour trip?
(A) 32.5
(B) 33.0
(C) 33.5
(D) 34.0

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1. A store offers a 4% discount if a consumer pays cash rather than
paying by credit card. If the cash price of an item is $84.00, what is
the credit-card purchase price of the same item?
2. During course registration, 28 students enroll in a certain college
class. After three boys are dropped from the class, 44% of the class
consists of boys. What percent of the original class did girls
comprise?
3. A high school tennis team is scheduled to play 28 matches. If the team
wins 60% of the first 15 matches, how many additional matches must
the team win in order to finish the season winning 75% of its
scheduled matches?
4. In a club of 35 boys and 28 girls, 80% of the boys and 25% of the
girls have been members for more than 2 years. If n percent of the
club have been members for more than 2 years, what is the value of
n?

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